Asuncion vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$4761
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1285
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2102
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$515
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	462K	1.73M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 64% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1722nd ($752 vs $2116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Paraguay and Spain, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6216th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Barcelona

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	Asuncion	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$73
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$16675

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797